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In case there is any confusion about Harriet Tubman...
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In case there is any confusion about Harriet Tubman...
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Known as the “Moses of her people,” Harriet Tubman was an abolitionist, a revolutionary, and one of our bravest ancestors. She was born into slavery, escaped, and spent her life guiding other people to freedom that were forcibly and violently enslaved.
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She made 19 trips along the Underground Railroad, carrying a pistol for protection. In 1863, she led an armed expedition on the Combahee River and freed 700 people from slavery.
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In 1896 at women's suffrage convention she said, “I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can’t say — I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger.”
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Each time she used the Underground Railroad she put her own life at risk. At one point there was a bounty for $40K ($1.2 million today) on her head. Still, she sacrificed her safety to help her people.
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She said herself that slavery is the thing next to hell. Still, she went to hell and back, over and over, to offer hundreds of Black people an opportunity to be free.
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It is important that we honor our ancestors and respect their legacies. The sacrifices they made have contributed to our realities today, and the courage they exhibited was extraordinary, revolutionary, and rare.
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Harriet Tubman was a gat totin', pistol holdin', abolitionist and freedom fighter on your damn street. We are eternally grateful for her bravery and her sacrifices.
